What Is the Author's Purpose for Writing

the author wants you to do, buy, or believe something 

• persuade
• inform
• entertain

the author wants to give you information

• Entertain
• Persuade
• Inform

the author wants to amuse you or for you to enjoy the writing

• Entertain
• Inform
• Persuade

advertisements, persuasive letters, opinions, campaign speeches are all examples of: 

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

textbooks, non-fiction books, expository essays, biographies, newspaper articles, and directions are examples of:

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

fictions stories, poems, songs, plays, jokes, and narratives are examples of:

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

In an advertisement, the author's purpose is to:

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

In a textbook, the author's purpose is to:

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

In an expository essay, the author's purpose is to:

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain

In a newspaper articles, the author's purpose is to:

• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain